# SK Telecom Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> SK Telecom Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 19 investments on record, latest Feb 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# SK Telecom Ventures

Last cheque observed Feb 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet Corporate VC

Crowdfunding Growth Seed Ai/ml Semiconductor Infrastructure

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **4281** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.0M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## SK Telecom Ventures highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.2M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> SK Telecom Americas (SKTA) is the US-based corporate venture capital investment arm of SK Telecom From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Crowdfunding Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Ai/ml Semiconductor Infrastructure
- **Based in:** Sunnyvale, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Feb** **[SIGFOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/sigfox)** Series D · FR **$115M** With 8 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[MCube, Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/mcube-inc)** Series C · US **$37M** With 6 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Jan** **[Argyle Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/argyle-data)** Series C · US · sec.gov **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Chartboost](https://millionrounds.com/company/chartboost)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$19M** With 2 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Argyle Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/argyle-data)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$1.9M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[SchoolFeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/schoolfeed)** Seed · US · finance.yahoo.com **$1.8M** With 4 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Chartboost](https://millionrounds.com/company/chartboost)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Kabam](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabam)** Series D · US · freshnews.com **$85M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Buck](https://millionrounds.com/company/buck)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$6.6M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Sequent](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequent)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2010** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[EnglishCentral](https://millionrounds.com/company/englishcentral)** US · techcrunch.com **$7.1M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Argyle Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/argyle-data)** Series B · US · techcrunchit.com **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Cue](https://millionrounds.com/company/cue)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$700K** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Argyle Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/argyle-data)** Series A · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$1.7M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Giiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/giiv)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.4M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Sim Ops Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/sim-ops-studios)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$699K** Sole investor
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Wild Pockets](https://millionrounds.com/company/wild-pockets)** US · wildpockets.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Mytopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytopia)** Series A · US **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Nov** **[RockYou](https://millionrounds.com/company/rockyou)** Series C · US **$17M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named**

JL **Jaejoon Lee** CEO / Skta i Form ADV

We also hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$172M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** SK Telecom Venture Capital, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 296804

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[Cue](https://millionrounds.com/company/cue)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$50M** Oct 2013

**[Wild Pockets](https://millionrounds.com/company/wild-pockets)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

**[Sim Ops Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/sim-ops-studios)** Bought by [Autodesk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk) **Undisclosed** Dec 2010

**[Mytopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytopia)** Bought by 888 Holdings **$18M** Jun 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Crowdfunding Growth Seed

Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.2M**

Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2015
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *6*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *3*
- Series D *2*
- Seed said *2*
- Crowdfunding said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2015

Often in the room with

- [ATA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures) 3
- [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) 2
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 2
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2
- [Translink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital) 2
- [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as SK Telecom Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**ATA Ventures** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ata-ventures)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Translink Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital)[**XG Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures)

## Quick answers about SK Telecom Ventures

### What does SK Telecom Ventures invest in?

SK Telecom Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ai/ml, Semiconductor and Infrastructure.

### How active is SK Telecom Ventures?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2015.

### How big are SK Telecom Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M.

### Does SK Telecom Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does SK Telecom Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%) and France (5%).

### Is SK Telecom Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2015.

### Who does SK Telecom Ventures invest alongside?

Most often ATA Ventures (3 rounds together), Founder Collective (2 rounds together) and Google Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is SK Telecom Ventures?

SK Telecom Ventures is a corporate VC based in Sunnyvale, United States.

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